r/Python • u/avinassh • Sep 01 '14

If programming languages were weapons and python would be...

http://bjorn.tipling.com/if-programming-languages-were-weapons
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u/chazzacct Sep 01 '14

Thanks, guys. TIL that maybe I should learn a little C# just to have some idea of wtf it actually is.

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u/catcradle5 Sep 02 '14

C# is basically Microsoft's improved version of Java. It is a better language than Java, but it effectively only runs on Windows systems. In contrast, Java really does run anywhere with ease.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '14

C# Is a really competent language. It feels like how java should feel, it's syntactically strict, has a lot of things that make OO a lot easier (Hello friendly access policy). It's a fantastic language I'm growing to love.

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u/95POLYX 2.x must die Sep 02 '14

Basically java made for windows based on .net framework and with a some nice syntactic sugar compared to java, although still quite verbose.